Fire crews investigate slight odor at townhouse in Dale City, Dale City VA
Fire & ArsonEmergency responders are checking a two-story townhouse on Emberdale Drive for a slight odor that may indicate fire or hazardous conditions. The homeowner was contacted and firefighters are investigating the property and nearby areas to determine the source and extent of the smell.
Audio|Source: Prince William County Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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I have a two-story another row of townhouse.
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Still trying to get a hold of the homeowner.
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If we need it, we'll have...
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Page 517[2], I copy you had a two-story another road in townhouse.
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You're looking for the homeowner.
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Then the rest of the traffic was cut off.
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9-0-3 is on the scene.
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It's not in size, do you go?
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203 from engine 517[2].
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I was saying we made contact with the homeowner.
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We're checking the house now.
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We do have a slight odor.
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If we need our own water, it will be at a lane in the Emberdale Drive.
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You've got a plan to get your own water and you're with the homeowner now.
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You do have a slight smell.
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First of my battalion 503[3] is going to have Emberdale Command[1] at Engine 517[2].
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Attentional units on Emberdale Drive.
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Battalion 503[3] will have Emberdell Command.
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Truck 520 is on, see.
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We're going to be staging at Elliot Court in Emberdale Drive.
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Okay. Truck 520 from engine 517[2].
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Can you come up with a sticker?
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Okay. Okay. 509 in reference to this i'll be meeting the caller at (number withheld) tessia lane
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okay to their house
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The callers pulled into an access road at that intersection,
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they're going to be raiding in a black Chevy Impala, advising that a Toyota or Nissan Savannah had fly them in left on Old Bridge towards 123 five minutes ago.
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They don't have a stair chair or that they're not on scene.
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Stand by.
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3219 units, okay?
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I'm sorry. 5.10, see if I have a sniffer.
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Truck 20 and engine 17 don't have that.
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Ninja 510, are you direct on that question?
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Affirmative, we do have one.
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Okay, you walk it up for the truck company.
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Okay.
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May I have some engine 17.
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Go ahead, Nige 517[2].
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We have all normal ratings.
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We still have a physical that we're waiting on truck 20 and comes help with the sniffer to hopefully isolate.
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We should be able to hold one-on-one.
01:36
Okay, normal ratings but still a slight smell.
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You're waiting on the truck to assist.
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Do we need to get into the exposure?
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It wouldn't hard to investigate that as well.
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Okay, truck for that one will be up there just a minute.
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I have been split to check the exposure building.
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Okay.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
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Emberdale Command: Fire Command
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517: Engine Company
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503: Battalion Chief
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Location mentioned:
Emberdale Dr, Dale City, VA 22193
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